Star Trek: The Next Generation
TVPG
Science fiction
Fantasy
Adventure
Drama
The crew of the starship USS Enterprise explores the galaxy and fosters peace in the 24th century.
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Cast & Crew
Patrick Stewart Capt. Jean-Luc Picard
Jonathan Frakes Cmdr. William Riker
LeVar Burton Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge
Michael Dorn Lt. Worf
Gates McFadden Dr. Beverly Crusher
Marina Sirtis Counselor Deanna Troi
Brent Spiner Lt. Cmdr. Data
Wil Wheaton Wesley Crusher
Denise Crosby Lt. Tasha Yar
Diana Muldaur Dr. Katherine "Kate" Pulaski
Gene Roddenberry Creator
Gene Roddenberry Executive Producer
Rick Berman Executive Producer
Michael Piller Executive Producer
Jeri Taylor Executive Producer
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Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Tuesday, December 24
Face of the Enemy
Season 6 • Episode 14
Troi must impersonate a Romulan officer in an elaborate defection scheme.
Wednesday, December 25
Tapestry
Season 6 • Episode 15
Q allows Picard to relive a past tragedy.
Thursday, December 26
Birthright
Season 6 • Episode 16
Worf learns his father may be alive; Data has a vision of his creator.
Friday, December 27
Birthright
Season 6 • Episode 17
Worf teaches young prisoners of Romulans about their Klingon heritage.
Sunday, December 29
Starship Mine
Season 6 • Episode 18
Thieves posing as technicians trap Picard as lethal rays bombard the Enterprise.
Monday, December 30
Lessons
Season 6 • Episode 19
Picard falls for a science officer, then must send her on a deadly mission.
Thursday, January 2
The Chase
Season 6 • Episode 20
Picard races Cardassians, Klingons and Romulans to solve a 4-billion-year-old genetic puzzle.
Friday, January 3
Frame of Mind
Season 6 • Episode 21
Amnesiac Riker finds himself trapped in an alien mental hospital.
Sunday, January 5
Suspicions
Season 6 • Episode 22
Crusher risks her career to prove a pioneering Ferengi scientist was murdered.
Monday, January 6
Rightful Heir
Season 6 • Episode 23
Warrior Kahless returns from death to reclaim the Klingon empire.
Tuesday, January 7
Second Chances
Season 6 • Episode 24
Riker meets his double when he returns to the site of an aborted mission.
Wednesday, January 8
Timescape
Season 6 • Episode 25
Picard must free the time-trapped Enterprise without destroying it.
Thursday, January 9
Descent
Season 6 • Episode 26
Data acts in anger when the Borg return to fight the Federation.
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